Mae Sot
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Mae Sot is a Thai border town in Tak Province known as a major hub for cross-border trade and migration with Myanmar and for its numerous refugee and humanitarian aid organizations.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
→
town → |
| airportIATAcode | MAQ → |
| associatedWithIssue |
human trafficking
→
irregular migration → refugee protection → |
| associatedWithOrganizationType |
international NGOs
→
local NGOs → |
| borderCrossingType | land border crossing → |
| borderCrossingWith | Myawaddy → |
| climate | tropical savanna climate → |
| connectedBy | Thai–Myanmar Friendship Bridge → |
| country | Thailand → |
| countryCallingCode | +66 → |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
→
border trade → light manufacturing → |
| governedBy | municipality government → |
| hasEducationalInstitutionType |
international schools
→
migrant learning centers → |
| hasHealthcareFacilityType |
NGO clinics
→
mission hospitals → |
| hasInfrastructure | Mae Sot Airport → |
| hasRole |
border town
→
cross-border trade hub → humanitarian aid hub → migration hub → |
| hasSignificantCommunity |
Burmese migrants
→
Hmong →
surface form: "Hmong people"
Karen people → Mon people → |
| knownFor |
NGOs and humanitarian organizations
→
cross-border trade with Myanmar → large migrant population → refugee support organizations → |
| locatedIn | Tak Province → |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Mae Sot District → |
| locatedInRegion | Western Thailand → |
| locatedNearBorderWith | Myanmar → |
| officialLanguage | Thai → |
| partOf |
Thailand
→
surface form: "Kingdom of Thailand"
|
| provinceCapitalOf | Mae Sot District → |
| river | Moei River → |
| roadConnection |
Asian Highway 1
→
Thai Route 12 → |
| separatedFrom | Myawaddy by Moei River → |
| timeZone | Indochina Time → |
| utcOffset | +7 → |
Referenced by (4)
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